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title: "WP4091 - Regulation 44 Independent Visiting Service"
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# WP4091 - Regulation 44 Independent Visiting Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wp4091-regulation-44-independent-visiting-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05130f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Walsall Council: "WP4091 - Regulation 44 Independent Visiting Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £140,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Walsall Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/walsall-council-GB-PPON-PHGR-7481-DHXR)
- **Published Value:** £140,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 June 2025 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative social services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG38
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £140,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wp4091-regulation-44-independent-visiting-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05130f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05130f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wp4091-regulation-44-independent-visiting-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05130f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fwalsallcouncil)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wp4091-regulation-44-independent-visiting-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05130f#participate

## Description
The Council has decided to procure Independent Visiting Service, pursuant to regulation 44 of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 regulations, which outlines that an independent person shall be appointed to visit each of the Councils Children’s Home at least once a month throughout the Term and compile a report of their findings and submit report to the relevant authorities involved. 
The Regulation 44 Visitor is an individual appointed to carry out visits to the home as an independent person that must make a rigorous and impartial assessment of the  arrangements for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in each Children’s Home to ensure that all Children accommodated within each Children Home are being appropriately cared for and effectively safeguarded.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85321000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £140,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/09/2025 to 31/08/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **NYAS**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-154539`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** WP4091 - Independent Visiting Service - Regulation 44 (active)
  - Signed Value: £140,000
  - Signed Date: 14/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021247-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-15T11:24:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T09:20:35.847Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05130f